Euro 2008

Final Score: Euro 2008 Final — Germany 0-1 Spain

 

Soccer is a "hot man" sport! 

 

The New York times has an official soccer blog called "Goal."  http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/sunday-germany-vs-spain-in-euro-final/index.html?ref=soccer

 

8 years ago this weekend, I was in Amsterdam with my Bizarro during the Euro 2000 games...I miss the cheese.

Pride Parade

I am missing the Chicago Gay Pride parade today because I have to work. I would have had the best view from my living room window just off the parade route.  On my "commute" at 6:30AM, I saw bright-eyed people out setting up tents with snacks and booze.  2 tents in the Treasure Island parking lot.

 

For those still asleep, I saw another parade.  It's kinda quiet and unannounced.  On Fullerton, there were about a dozen tow trucks all in a row each with 2 different cars on the bed and in tow. 

 

The floats are much more interesting in the Gay Pride Parade.

Monroe Harbor

A little shakey, but what can you do with 2.0 megapixels on a phone on a sail boat? 

Peanut Allergy

For lunch today, the subject of immunizations came up. It's fitting topic of conversation for a pediatric nurse (me) and a pediatrician. We were at a Thai noodle place in the neighborhood. Anyway, I wondered if peanut allergies were common in Thailand b/c it seems like such a big deal here. I told my friend that I would inevitably Google this question. And this is what I found:

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/05/18/peanut.allergies/index.html

Adding to the confusion is that in countries like Indonesia and Thailand, where peanuts are ubiquitous, there is virtually no peanut allergy, leaving the experts to concede they really don't know for sure why food allergies are on the rise.

Addison

I took this last night while waiting for the L.

Bigger Bites

First beer I had at Small Bar on Division St.  I used it to wash down pizza I promised to eat less like a chipmunk.

Bocce

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocce
Last, Saturday, I played this for the first time. Bocce. Can't say the lawn met Bocce regulation. Ha. Lawn bowling of sorts. Kinda like that bean bag toss game, "Bags," they play around here in Chicago.

Without the Jacket

I read the hardback copy of The Man of My Dreams by Curtis Sittenfeld without the jacket. Why? Because it sounds like a "chick book." I kinda don't like to read those often b/c they start to all sound the same. And I think it would either freak the BF out or he would poke fun at me. I took a liking to Prep and thought I'd like to read another book by Sittenfeld. Man of My Dreams was a good read. The heroine, Hannah, is a totally believable character that is relatable in one way or another. It was a fast read but not because it's simple writing, but because you want to know what happens next. I gravitate towards books, shows, movies that are set in the following cities: Austin, Chicago, and Boston. And ding ding ding, Hannah goes to Tufts, visits her cousin at BU and spends 4 years post-college in Boston.

Houston

See...Houston isn't too bad...I just can't live there
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-windfall-witt_23jun23,0,4422376.story

 

tacos

2 free tacos for those who commute
http://www.jackinthebox.com/twofreetacosday/

Andrea Mitchell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Mitchell
She's married to Alan Greenspan. That's so cool. Ok, so he's some old dude. But he's a powerful old dude.

While looking her up, I found this website: http://www.nndb.com/

NNDB is an intelligence aggregator that tracks the activities of people we have determined to be noteworthy, both living and dead. Superficially, it seems much like a "Who's Who" where a noted person's curriculum vitae is available

Cupcake

I continue to promote my love of the cupcakes at the Southport Grocery and Cafe. Vanilla or Chocolate...it doesn't matter. I love them both. Independent from the icing, the cake stands out. It's moist and delicious. DAMN, I wish I could find a picture of them.
I wouldn't deny myself one from Sweet Mandy B's

Hate Swirls on Belden
Hate Cupcakes on Briar

Ambivalent to Molly's Cupcakes on Clark

Have never had one from Dinkel's

Cherries

Cherries..they're $2.99/lb at Jewel and Treasure Island. I've just purchased 5lbs for personal consumption to last me the rest of this week.

sweetyellowporn??

Japan?!  It makes sense that I saw a Japanese tour group seat half a theatre at a sex show I saw in Amsterdam in 2000.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815509,00.html?cnn=yes

...the country has seen a surge in demand for pornography that has turned adult videos into a billion-dollar industry, with "elder porn" one of its fastest growing genres.

Farewell Hawaii

This is a painting of Captain Cook's arrival to the Hawaiian Islands.  I always assumed that the man on the left corner facing us is saying "Yeah!  Ass Crack!

 

 

The Killers

I'm still amazed by the Killers. They are from Las Vegas?! Brandon Flowers is Mormon. Can't say I know of any other Morman frontmen. 90% of their songs are good songs...lyrics and music...freakin good. I downloaded Sawdust and I've developed my favorites one being Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf and another being the Dire Straits cover Romeo and Juliet. But this list is still fresh (and so clean, clean) and will change from day to day. BTW, I through out the numbers 90. Shit, it could be 100% or 93.4%.

Phil Lesh Tickets - Chicago - Northerly Island

Trying to help someone out...

I'll take the best offer..............email sweetyellowcorn@gmail.com

Phil Lesh and Friends
Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, IL
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 05:00 PM


Seat location: section 101, row M, seats 20-19
Total Charge: US $ 161.37

Lesbos, Greece

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-greece-lesbian-fight,0,6656384.story

 

ATHENS, Greece - Three islanders from Lesbos told a court Tuesday that gay women insult their home's identity by calling themselves lesbians.

 

My favorite quote in this article:

 

What will they do next, sue the United Nations? They, too, use the term lesbian," Vlami said.

 

 

Unaccustomed Earth

This is a really good book. It's depressing as hell, but you can't help but keep reading. Very beautiful writing. It's a series of short stories that would make great longer stories. She know just where to end things and make you ache and want more to read. Like all her other books, It made me feel so guilty for not calling my immigrant parents more often. The first story in the book made me call my dad. The last 3 stories were the best. WTF. No happy ending in sight.

Sunday Reading

I read a crazy and disturbing article on Albino's in Africa while working at the hospital yesterday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/world/africa/08albino.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp

Many people in Tanzania — and across Africa, for that matter — believe albinos have magical powers. They stand out, often the lone white face in a black crowd, a result of a genetic condition that impairs normal skin pigmentation and strikes about 1 in 3,000 people here. Tanzanian officials say witch doctors are now marketing albino skin, bones and hair as ingredients in potions that are promised to make people rich

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